Commonwealth v. Grove
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Appeal, No. 267, Jan. T., 1917, by defendants, from judgment of C. P. Centre County, September T., 1916, No. 182, awarding writ of peremptory mandamus, in case of Commonwealth of Pennsylvania ex rel. Francis Shunk Brown, Attorney General, v. Daniel A. Grove, William H. Noll, Jr., and Isaac Miller, Commissioners of Centre County. Mandamus.
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Appeal, No. 267, Jan. T., 1917, by defendants, from judgment of C. P. Centre County, September T., 1916, No. 182, awarding writ of peremptory mandamus, in case of Commonwealth of Pennsylvania ex rel. Francis Shunk Brown, Attorney General, v. Daniel A. Grove, William H. Noll, Jr., and Isaac Miller, Commissioners of Centre County. Mandamus. The facts appear from the following opinion by Quigley, P. J.: The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania prays that a peremptory mandamus may issue commanding the commissioners of Centre County to repair two certain bridges along what is known as Route 56 of the…
1Opinion of the Court
Per Curiam,
By the repealing Act of March 15, 1911, P. L. 21, the duty of maintaining the two bridges involved in this proceeding were reimposed upon the County of Centre, and that duty continues to'rest upon it under Section 34 of the Act of May 31, 1911, P. L. 468: C ommonwealth of Pennsylvania ex rel. v. Bird, 253 Pa. 364.
Judgment affirmed.
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